Diana Marie Sabatine v. State

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• noting that “the commissioner, as fact finder, is responsible for determining the weight to be given to expert testimony”
• noting “our task is to determine whether substantial evidence, viewing the record as a whole, supports the findings actually made”
• stating we accord deference to the commissioner on the issue of medical causation because that issue presents “a question of fact that is vested in the [commissioner’s] discretion”
• finding the court would not address an issue where error had not been preserved
• noting, when reviewing whether a finding of fact by the agency is supported by substantial evidence, “our task is to determine whether substantial evidence, viewing the record as a whole, supports the findings actually made”
• “Ultimately, however, the determination of whether to accept or reject an expert opinion is within the ‘peculiar province’ of the commissioner.” (citation omitted)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).